sansevieriasansevieria
genusgenusStriking succulent plants characterized by their upright, sword-like leaves that grow in rosette patterns from a thick rhizome base. These architectural plants display various patterns of horizontal bands and marbling on their rigid leaves, creating bold structural elements in any space.
Etymology
The genus was named in honor of Raimondo di Sangro, Prince of Sanseviero (1710-1771), an 18th-century Italian nobleman and patron of horticulture.
Interesting fact!
These resilient plants were traditionally used to make bowstrings for hunting in parts of Africa, leading to their remarkable fiber strength being utilized in the production of rope and textiles.
All species of Sansevieria
sansevieriaPinguicula
Dwarf snake plant, Star sansevieria, Blue star snake plant.
sansevieriaFischeri
Fischer's snake plant, Cylindrical snake plant, Pencil plant.
sansevieriaTrifasciata
Snake plant, Mother-in-law's tongue, Saint George's sword.
sansevieriatrifasciata 'Moonshine'
Silver Mother-in-law's Tongue, Silver Snake Plant.
sansevieriatrifasciata 'Laurentii'
Goldband, Variegata.
sansevieriaParva
Dwarf snake plant, Kenya hyacinth, Small snake plant.
sansevieriaEhrenbergii
Blue sword sansevieria, Sword plant, Fan sansevieria.
sansevieriaKirkii
Star sansevieria, Silver snake plant, Blue sansevieria.
sansevieriaGracilis
Slender snake plant, Pencil snake plant, Graceful snake plant.
sansevieriaRoxburghiana
Zebra snake plant, Roxburgh's snake plant, Indian bow string hemp.
sansevieriaPowellii
Powell's snake plant, Tall snake plant, Powell's mother-in-law's tongue.
sansevieriaSubspicata
Dwarf zebra snake plant, Compact snake plant, Little zebra sansevieria.
sansevieriaVolkensii
Pencil snake plant, Cylindrical snake plant, African spear.
sansevieriaSuffruticosa
Pencil snake plant, Narrow leaf snake plant, Slender snake plant.
sansevieriaCylindrica
African spear plant, Cylindrical snake plant, Spear sansevieria.
sansevieriaStuckyi
Giant spear sansevieria, African spear plant, Cylindrical snake plant.
sansevieriaPearsonii
Pearson's snake plant, Pencil snake plant, Cylindrical snake plant.
sansevieriaMasoniana
Whale fin snake plant, Mason's congo, Giant snake plant.
sansevieriaPatens
Spreading snake plant, Fan snake plant, Wide leaf snake plant.
sansevieriaCanaliculata
Channeled snake plant, Cylindrical snake plant, Star sansevieria.
sansevieriaBallyi
Dwarf snake plant, Bally's sansevieria, Miniature snake plant.
sansevieriaZeylanica
Ceylon bowstring hemp, Mother-in-law's tongue, Snake plant.
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